Port Talbot Ministry Area Council CIO

Analysis

Port Talbot Ministry Area Council CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Port Talbot. It was registered in May 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Port Talbot Ministry Area Council CIO reported income of £967k and spending of £486k, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2023 to December 2025, income grew from £433k to £967k (+124%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 140%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Port Talbot Ministry Area Council CIO sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The White Eagle Lodge (£967k), Kollel Satmar (£967k) and St Mary Redcliffe Church Lands (£967k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 69%, trading 18%, investments 2.3% and charitable activities 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £492k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Reserves of £396k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.